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2. Dual flush toilet - Wikipedia

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   A dual flush toilet; note the two buttons at the top of the cistern. A dual flush toilet is a variation of the flush toilet that uses two buttons or a handle mechanism to flush different amounts of water. The purpose of this mechanism is to reduce the volume of water used to flush different types of waste.

3. Accessible toilet - Wikipedia

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   According to ADA the height of toilet bowl shall be 17 inches (430 mm) at a minimum when measured from the floor to the top of the toilet seat. Flush controls shall be hand operated or automatic mounted on the wide side of the toilet area and easily reached and operated.

4. Geberit - Wikipedia

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   In 1874, Caspar Melchior Gebert started a plumbing business in Rapperswil (SG), Switzerland. [5] In 1905, he began to manufacture parts. His toilet tank, the Phoenix, made of lead-coated wood and with lead fittings (particularly a flushing mechanism, the first of its kind), was revolutionary and a great success.

5. Flush toilet - Wikipedia

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   A flush toilet (also known as a flushing toilet, water closet (WC); see also toilet names) is a toilet that disposes of human waste (i.e., urine and feces) by collecting it in a bowl and then using the force of water to channel it ("flush" it) through a drainpipe to another location for treatment, either nearby or at a communal facility.

6. Reverse flush toilet - Wikipedia

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   A reverse flush toilet. Reverse flush toilet, also known as a washout toilet, is a type of flush toilet containing a shelf which holds the excrement out of the water until the flush. This could be to make inspection easier, to reduce splashing, or just tradition. [citation needed] It facilitates taking a stool sample.

7. Charles P. Gerba - Wikipedia

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   In the bathroom, a flushed toilet with the seat up will spray germs into the air and disperse them throughout a room through a toilet plume. [ 1 ] In January 2024 after 50 years of research on Toilet Plume, Charles Gerba and his team finally settled the age old debate of: Lid Up or Lid Down when you flush.